Mike Wallace wants to be paid like Vincent Jackson, not Larry Fitzgerald

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Mike Wallace wants to be paid like Vincent Jackson, not Larry Fitzgerald

Wallace wants to be paid like Vincent Jackson, not Fitzgerald

Posted by Evan Silva on July 28, 2012

Matt Barrows of the Sacramento Bee published a story in late March stating that Steelers unsigned restricted free agent receiver Mike Wallace was targeting Larry Fitzgerald money in long-term contract talks. The widely held immediate reaction was that Wallace had overvalued himself. Fitzgerald signed an eight-year, $120 million contract last August. His deal included $50 million guaranteed.

On Friday night, however, Alan Robinson of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review wrote that Wallace’s asking price is more in line with the five-year, $55.555 million contract signed by Bucs receiver Vincent Jackson during the spring. Jackson’s deal contains $26 million guaranteed.

And that’s a big difference.

Fitzgerald’s average annual value is $15 million, whereas Jackson’s is a more affordable $11.1 million. And Jackson got a lot less of his value guaranteed.

So while common perception has continued to be that Wallace wants to be paid like Fitz, his monetary demands may not be quite so exorbitant. Wallace is entering his age-26 season and commands heavy defensive attention even when he isn’t catching passes, opening up the field for others. Jackson and Fitzgerald do the same, but they are both 29.

The Steelers are expected to listen to trade offers for Wallace, and Ed Bouchette of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has “guessed” that he might only cost a fourth-round pick. If the monetary price has come down, too, then perhaps a team looking for a playmaker will be willing to pay those costs, and the receiver nicknamed “60 Minutes” will be playing ball in a different locale in 2012.

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The Steelers reaction from Rooney, to Colbert, to MT, confirm the height of displeasure
they are harboring for him at this time.

I think, no, I know Wallace is SCARED!!! He finished the 2nd half of last season averaging less than
5 receptions for 60 yards per game. (that's a guess, but I think I'm close), and I believe he wants to
be paid before everyone finds out he"s really not THAT GOOD!!!!!!!!

And it appears he doesn't care if he's a STEELER or not, and that fine...its a business.

Wallace and his [EMAIL="dumb@$$"]dumb@$$[/EMAIL] agent are holding out, knowing that the past hold-outs
have gotten nowhere until they report to the team.

Wallace just watched Brown sign a contract right under his nose. Wallace looks
as dumb as a bag of rocks!

Let this selfish, little b!tch find another QB as good as Ben...

I'm done with him on or off the team!! If he"s on this team, it's just for 2012,
and then he's gone!!!

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Also, Jackson's contract is set up rather strangely and not in a way that the Steelers can duplicate...

Jackson's $26 million guaranteed is ALL SALARY in the first two years, because the Bucs have SO much cap space...afte those two years, there is no prorated signing bonus, so he can be cut without penalty...

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The Steelers reaction from Rooney, to Colbert, to MT, confirm the height of displeasure
they are harboring for him at this time.

I think, no, I know Wallace is SCARED!!! He finished the 2nd half of last season averaging less than
5 receptions for 60 yards per game. (that's a guess, but I think I'm close), and I believe he wants to
be paid before everyone finds out he"s really not THAT GOOD!!!!!!!!

And it appears he doesn't care if he's a STEELER or not, and that fine...its a business.

Wallace and his dumb@$$ agent are holding out, knowing that the past hold-outs
have gotten nowhere until they report to the team.

Wallace just watched Brown sign a contract right under his nose. Wallace looks
as dumb as a bag of rocks!

Let this selfish, little b!tch find another QB as good as Ben...

I'm done with him on or off the team!! If he"s on this team, it's just for 2012,
and then he's gone!!!

FU Wallie!!!

JD

Wow...compared to you, squidkid comes off as Wallace's best friend. JD is FROOOOOTHING AT THE MOUTH LIKE A CRAZED DOG awfully early this season.